Hi All,
Quick backstory, my dad passed away 17 years ago a few months after Duck season. Couple weekends ago, my brother and I were up at our 120 acres of forest surrounding two small duck ponds. After parking our aluminum boat on the shoreline, walking back up to our cabin through the woods i kicked a hard object. Well low and behold, it was my dad's old 1967 johnson 3hp, half enveloped in the ground! Apparently he had not stored it inside after he had hunted last and it was forgotten about.
I brought it home and started taking things apart. I've been going through some basic steps found in the Top Secret file on the forum to get it running again and i am stumped as to what to try next.
Troubleshooting steps taken so far:
1. Fuelline was closed, emptied tank and flushed with fresh gas, looks good inside. Fresh mixed gas put in.
2. Rebuilt carb, surprisingly, it was spotless inside. Low speed needle was closed then opened 1 1/2 turns. So it sits on "lean" when put back together.
3. Noticed i had no spark, Tested coil and plug cables, both were good.
4. Replaced condensers, and points, gapped to .20.
5. New plugs, gapped to .30, tested plugs, solid blue spark.
6. Put WD-40 in cylinders to give them a little extra lube.
7. Ran compression test, both cylinders were around 75psi.
When i go to start it, it does not seem to fire at all. The plugs look wet when i pull them, I've adjusted the lean/rich knob a bit and still not noticing it fire at all. Squirting a little wd-40 does not seem to fire either. I've opened up the top and verified the points are still at .20. I have the throttle set to "start" when pulling.
I am determined to get this working, anyone have some other ideas i can try?!
Model No: JW22 C
Serial No: E2752793
Gilby
Quick backstory, my dad passed away 17 years ago a few months after Duck season. Couple weekends ago, my brother and I were up at our 120 acres of forest surrounding two small duck ponds. After parking our aluminum boat on the shoreline, walking back up to our cabin through the woods i kicked a hard object. Well low and behold, it was my dad's old 1967 johnson 3hp, half enveloped in the ground! Apparently he had not stored it inside after he had hunted last and it was forgotten about.
I brought it home and started taking things apart. I've been going through some basic steps found in the Top Secret file on the forum to get it running again and i am stumped as to what to try next.
Troubleshooting steps taken so far:
1. Fuelline was closed, emptied tank and flushed with fresh gas, looks good inside. Fresh mixed gas put in.
2. Rebuilt carb, surprisingly, it was spotless inside. Low speed needle was closed then opened 1 1/2 turns. So it sits on "lean" when put back together.
3. Noticed i had no spark, Tested coil and plug cables, both were good.
4. Replaced condensers, and points, gapped to .20.
5. New plugs, gapped to .30, tested plugs, solid blue spark.
6. Put WD-40 in cylinders to give them a little extra lube.
7. Ran compression test, both cylinders were around 75psi.
When i go to start it, it does not seem to fire at all. The plugs look wet when i pull them, I've adjusted the lean/rich knob a bit and still not noticing it fire at all. Squirting a little wd-40 does not seem to fire either. I've opened up the top and verified the points are still at .20. I have the throttle set to "start" when pulling.
I am determined to get this working, anyone have some other ideas i can try?!
Model No: JW22 C
Serial No: E2752793
Gilby